50 Thousand Germans Evacuated from British Bombs in Hanover.

[Wingnut]

50 Thousand German Residents Evacuated After live World War II Bombs Found

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/07/527283490/50-thousand-german-residents-evacuated-after-world-war-ii-bombs-found

[truth_seeker]

"Refineries" in Hanover after successful WWII bombing
 of Germany's military-industrial capacity



aka "How to Win a War"

[Wingnut]

"Refineries" in Hanover after successful WWII bombing
 of Germany's military-industrial capacity



aka "How to Win a War"

Collateral damage you say?    We could have never won that war today!.   

[r9etb]

Collateral damage you say?    We could have never won that war today!.

Statements like this are actually pretty silly. 

We get hung up about collateral damage today for two reasons.  First: due to guided bomb technology there's very little reason for it, especially for the sorts of wars we've fought for at least the past 40 years.  Second, we haven't been fighting total wars since Korea: we've been squashing little countries (not that they didn't need squashing). 

If it ever came to total war again, you'd see us revert to our old and savage ways.

[truth_seeker]

Collateral damage you say?    We could have never won that war today!.

The sooner a war can be ended by decisive means, the greater loss of life on both sides can be avoided.